Minidoka

Concentration Camp

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Letter from Roger Kirchhoff to Allen Arai (ddr-densho-430-89)
doc Letter from Roger Kirchhoff to Allen Arai (ddr-densho-430-89)
Letter to Kichio Allen Arai from Roger Kirchhoff regarding his salary and classification.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-430-89/
Letter from Roger Kirchhoff to Allen Arai (ddr-densho-430-93)
doc Letter from Roger Kirchhoff to Allen Arai (ddr-densho-430-93)
Letter to Kichio Allen Arai from Roger Kirchhoff acknowledging Arai's anticipated arrival date.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-430-93/
Girl looking up (ddr-densho-430-175)
img Girl looking up (ddr-densho-430-175)
Joanne Masaye Arai
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-430-175/
Letter from Roger Kirchhoff to Allen Arai (ddr-densho-430-91)
doc Letter from Roger Kirchhoff to Allen Arai (ddr-densho-430-91)
Letter to Kichio Allen Arai from Roger Kirchhoff acknowledging Arai's resignation letter.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-430-91/
Girl smiling at camera (ddr-densho-430-179)
img Girl smiling at camera (ddr-densho-430-179)
Joanne Masaye Arai
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-430-179/
Girl playing in dirt (ddr-densho-430-182)
img Girl playing in dirt (ddr-densho-430-182)
Joanne Masaye Arai
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-430-182/
Girl smiling at camera (ddr-densho-430-178)
img Girl smiling at camera (ddr-densho-430-178)
Joanne Masaye Arai
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-430-178/
Crying girl (ddr-densho-430-174)
img Crying girl (ddr-densho-430-174)
Joanne Masaye Arai
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-430-174/
Relocation Center Diary (ddr-fom-2-1)
doc Relocation Center Diary (ddr-fom-2-1)
From September 26, 1942, until February 9, 1946, War Relocation Authority (WRA) employee Arthur Kleinkopf recorded his day-to-day experience at the Minidoka concentration camp in Southern Idaho. His diary begins with his first day at Minidoka and the challenges of establishing a school system. Kleinkopf discusses social tension between Japanese American incarcerees and WRA staff, racist …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-2-1/
Western Defense Command Certificate of Exemption (ddr-densho-104-10)
doc Western Defense Command Certificate of Exemption (ddr-densho-104-10)
Certificate of exemption for Akiko Kato, issued by the Western Defense Command
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-104-10/
Citizen's Indefinite Leave Card (ddr-densho-104-9)
doc Citizen's Indefinite Leave Card (ddr-densho-104-9)
Indefinite Leave Card for Junelow Kurose
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-104-9/
The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 21 (May 25, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-70)
doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 21 (May 25, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-70)
Selected article titles: "May 12 Figures: 661 Casualties among Nisei from Centers" (p. 1), "Third Anniversary of Tule Lake This Sunday" (p. 2), "Closing Dates for Center Schools Set Says Myer" (p. 3), and "Former Tulean Commits Suicide" (p. 3).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-70/
The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 29 (July 20, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-77)
doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 29 (July 20, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-77)
Selected article titles: "Myer Sets Dates for Closing of 8 Centers" (pp. 1-2), "Discrimination Hit in Seattle Boycott Case" (p. 2), "2 Army Officers to Fight Racial Discrimination" (p. 2), and "5422 Evacuees on WRA Payroll on June 30" (p. 4).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-77/
The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 43 (October 26, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-93)
doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 43 (October 26, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-93)
Selected article titles: "Those Seeking Changes in Forms Must Write" (p. 1), "Minidoka Camp Closes 9 Days Ahead of Schedule" (p. 1), "General Stilwell's Action Commended by Secy. Ickes" (p. 2), and "3 Govt. Departments: Remove or Modify Rules for Employment of Nisei" (p. 4).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-93/
The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 41 (October 12, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-89)
doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 41 (October 12, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-89)
Selected article titles: "'Justice Dept. Officials Here Not in Position to Give Advice'--Williams" (pp. 1-2), "Closing of WRA Centers Running Ahead of Time" (p. 1), "Att. at Granada Gives Advice to Property Owner" (p. 5), and "Relocators May Now File Death Pension Claims" (p. 5).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-89/
The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 7 (April 20, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-12)
doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 7 (April 20, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-12)
Selected article titles: "82 in Center Receive Notices to Report for Physical Exams: Base Hospital to Be Utilized" (p. 1), "More Arrivals Expected as Segregation Plan Resumed" (p. 1), and "Red Cross Gifts Distributed to CA and Japanese Library" (p. 2).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-12/
Flag dedication (ddr-densho-37-682)
img Flag dedication (ddr-densho-37-682)
Original WRA caption: Dedication of the project flag and flagpole in the administration area. Attended by representatives of American Legion post of Twin Falls, Idaho and by civic officials of Twin Falls and Jerome, Idaho.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-682/
Farm workers' mess hall (ddr-densho-37-731)
img Farm workers' mess hall (ddr-densho-37-731)
Original WRA caption: Shown is the farm mess hall where the farmers had their meals for a short time. Built sometime in 1944 it is acclaimed by many to be the most cleanest and having the prettiest surroundings.
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Family on barracks steps (ddr-densho-37-661)
img Family on barracks steps (ddr-densho-37-661)
Original WRA caption: Mack Kaneko and family
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-661/
Japanese Americans arriving by train (ddr-densho-37-824)
img Japanese Americans arriving by train (ddr-densho-37-824)
Original WRA caption: Eden, Idaho. A train bringing approximately six hundred evacuees from the assembly center at Puyallup, Washington. Buses, used to transport these people to the Minidoka War Relocation Authority center, are waiting at the siding.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-824/
Japanese American clearing land (ddr-densho-37-706)
img Japanese American clearing land (ddr-densho-37-706)
Original WRA caption: An evacuee drives a heavy tractor pulling a triangle of heavy railroad irons breaking off sagebrush. This is one of the methods of clearing off land of the sagebrush adjacent to the Minidoka Relocation Center.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-706/
Honor Roll billboard (ddr-densho-37-736)
img Honor Roll billboard (ddr-densho-37-736)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-736/
Japanese Americans gathering and burning sagebrush (ddr-densho-37-722)
img Japanese Americans gathering and burning sagebrush (ddr-densho-37-722)
Original WRA caption: Children of the Stafford Elementary School picking up sagebrush and piling and burning in one of the farm fields near the school cleared out of raw sagebrush. Children planted and took care of vegetable crops in this area.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-722/
Nisei serviceman with wife and daughter (ddr-densho-37-751)
img Nisei serviceman with wife and daughter (ddr-densho-37-751)
Original WRA caption: T/4 Taniguchi visits his wife and daughter at the Minidoka Relocation Center before returning to his unit in the Pacific. Taniguchi volunteered for the Army in 1942 when he and his family were at Tule Lake before it became a segregation center. He served in the China-Burma-India theatre and served on load to …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-751/
Japanese Americans relocating to a different camp (ddr-densho-37-58)
img Japanese Americans relocating to a different camp (ddr-densho-37-58)
Original WRA caption: A Minidoka Relocation Center evacuee and an evacuee being transferred to the Tule Lake Center grasp hands in a final farewell as the train carrying 254 evacuees to the Tule Lake Center prepares to leave.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-58/
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